It is understandable that the Kenya Kwanza coalition government, with its public trust deficit, seeks to expand and strengthen "the broad-based government." There is wisdom in consolidating a divided society for the good of its citizens.
As a reminder, the inclusion of ODM, and recently Jubilee, top members into the broad-based government, which in all but name, is a replica of the "nusu mkate government", was necessitated by the Gen Z protests in June last year.
This is one of the government's main strategies to de-escalate the nationwide protest.
By repeatedly arguing that the broad-based government is meant to promote national unity, it is a fair admission that it risks sinking without including members outside the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition.
